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 How
To Get and Clean Up Your New York State Rap Sheet.
Purpose: practical guide for ex-offenders on how to correct errors
on NYS criminal records and obtain certificates of rehabilitation.
Frequency: periodically as needed to update; most recent edition published
2007. |
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 Employment
Discrimination in New York and What To Do About It.
Purpose: legal/practical guide for counselors of ex-offenders and
persons with histories of alcohol or drug abuse, to assist them in
preparing clients to seek employment and avoid or remedy employment
discrimination. Frequency: periodically as needed to update; most
recent edition published 2001. |
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 Setting
the Record Straight: What Defense Attorneys Need to Know About the
Civil Consequence of Client Criminal Records.
Purpose: practical/legal guide for New York State defense attorneys
on how to prevent and correct errors in their clients' criminal records.
Frequency: periodically as needed to update; most recent edition published
fall 2001. |
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 Welfare
As We Know It Now.
Purpose: inform health and human service providers and clients about
the requirements of New York State's welfare reform law as applied
to persons with alcohol or drug histories, criminal records and/or
HIV/AIDS. Frequency: first ed. published 1998, second ed. published
1999. |
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 Steps
to Success: Helping Women with Alcohol and Drug Problems Move from
Welfare to Work.
Purpose: inform policy makers, state and local officials and providers
how to help women with alcohol or drug problems move from welfare
to work. Frequency: published 1999. |
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 How
to Obtain Important Documents.
Purpose: guide for consumers in New York State about how to obtain
documents such as birth certificates, etc. Frequency: most recent
edition published 2006. |
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 Getting
to Work: How TANF Can Support Ex-Offender Parents in the Transition
to Self-Sufficiency.
Purpose: inform policy makers and providers about barriers to ex-offender
parents' employment and self-sufficiency, offer policy recommendations
for improving employment success of ex-offender parents. Frequency:
published 2001. |
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 From
Hard Time to Full Time: Strategies to Help Move Ex-Offenders from
Welfare to Work.
Purpose: practical guide for workforce development organizations and
welfare offices to understand the barriers individuals with criminal
history records face in obtaining employment and to assist them in
that process. Published by the U.S. Department of Labor in June 2001. |
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 Employment
Discrimination and What to Do About It: A Guide for California Counselors
of Individuals with Criminal Records or in Recovery from Alcohol and
Drug Dependence.
Purpose: legal/practical guide for counselors of individuals with
criminal or alcohol and drug dependence records to assist them in
preparing clients to seek employment and avoid or remedy employment
discrimination. Frequency: first edition published in Spring 2002. |
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 Employment
Discrimination and What to Do About It: A Guide for Virginia Counselors
of Individuals with Criminal Records or in Recovery from Alcohol and
Drug Dependence.
Purpose: legal/practical guide for counselors of individuals with
criminal or alcohol and drug dependence records to assist them in
preparing clients to seek employment and avoid or remedy employment
discrimination. Frequency: first edition published in Spring 2002. |
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 Employment
Discrimination and What to Do About It: A Guide for Pennsylvania Counselors
of Individuals with Criminal Records or in Recovery from Alcohol and
Drug Dependence.
Purpose: legal/practical guide for counselors of individuals with
criminal or alcohol and drug dependence records to assist them in
preparing clients to seek employment and avoid or remedy employment
discrimination. Frequency: first edition published in Spring 2002 |
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 Employment
Discrimination and What to Do About It: A Guide for Illinois Counselors
of Individuals with Criminal Records or in Recovery from Alcohol and
Drug Dependence.
Purpose: legal/practical guide for counselors of individuals with
criminal or alcohol and drug dependence records to assist them in
preparing clients to seek employment and avoid or remedy employment
discrimination. Frequency: first edition published in Spring 2002. |
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 How
to Get and Clean Up Your California Rap Sheet.
Purpose: practical guide for individuals with criminal justice records
on how to obtain their criminal justice records, correct errors, obtain
evidence of rehabilitation and prepare for job search. Frequency:
first edition published in Spring 2002. |
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 How
to Get and Clean Up Your Virginia Rap Sheet.
Purpose: practical guide for individuals with criminal justice records
on how to obtain criminal justice records, correct errors, obtain
evidence of rehabilitation and prepare for job search. Frequency:
first edition published in Spring 2002. |
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 How
to Get and Clean Up Your Pennsylvania Rap Sheet.
Purpose: practical guide for individuals with criminal justice records
on how to obtain criminal justice records, correct errors, obtain
evidence of rehabilitation and prepare for job search. Frequency:
first edition published in Spring 2002. |
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 How
to Get and Clean Up Your Illinois Rap Sheet.
Purpose: practical guide for individuals with criminal justice records
on how to obtain criminal justice records, correct errors, obtain
evidence of rehabilitation and prepare for job search. Frequency:
first edition published in Spring 2002. |
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 Certificates
of Relief From Disabilities and Certificates of Good Conduct.
Purpose: This pamphlet guides individuals with criminal histories
through the process of obtaining specific New York State certificates
that can be helpful in overcoming barriers to employment that
may exist because of a criminal conviction. Frequency: periodically
as needed to update; most recent edition published 2007.
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Occupational
Licensing Survey (2006). Originally conducted by the Legal
Action Center in 2001
Purpose: Details the criteria for applying and being eligible to
obtain many different New York State issued occupational licenses.
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 After
Prison: Roadblocks to Reentry is the first-ever comprehensive
study of the legal barriers in all 50 states that people with criminal
records must overcome in order to lead productive, law-abiding lives
and successfully rejoin society. The report documents state laws
and policies that prevent qualified individuals with arrest and
conviction records from obtaining employment, housing, food stamps
& public assistance, and drivers' licenses, and from voting
and becoming adoptive and foster parents; grades states on whether
their laws and policies help or hinder the ability of people with
criminal records to reenter society successfully; and provides policy
recommendations.
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 Working
Ahead: A Guide for Connecting Youth Offenders with Employment Opportunities:
Although this guidebook was written to provide specific guidance
to case managers who work with individuals involved in the juvenile
or adult criminal justice systems in the U.S. Department of Labor's
Region 6 (which includes AK, AR, CA, HI, ID, NV, OR, and WA), it provides
invaluable information and guidance that is useful and relevant to
any practitioner working with job seekers affected by the criminal
justice system in the United States.
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 Safe
at Home: A Reference Guide for Public Housing Officials on the Federal
Housing Laws Regarding Admission and Eviction Standards for People
with Criminal Records - Public housing policies in this country
are governed by a complex set of federal laws and regulations, local
policy directives, ordinances, and judicial case law. The rules concerning
the eligibility of people who have criminal records are particularly
confusing. This guidebook explains what the federal housing laws require,
highlights those areas where public housing agencies (PHAs) have discretion
to craft their own admission and eviction policies related to people
with criminal records, and offers recommendations on effective ways
to use that discretion to simultaneously meet important public safety
goals and the housing needs of people with criminal records. Our report
shows that the establishment of balanced and fair policies by PHAs
that give individuals with criminal records the opportunity to apply
for or remain in public housing will not only help these individuals
successfully reintegrate, but will also increase public safety by
reducing recidivism and relapse. |
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|  Know
Your Rights: Understanding Juvenile & Criminal Records and Their
Impact on Employment in New York State. This booklet was written
to educate young people who have been involved in the criminal justice
system, and those that work with them, on the challenges they might
face when seeking employment and what can be done to lessen barriers.
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 How
to Get Section 8 or Public Housing Even with a Criminal Record
- This manual tells people in New York City how they can get into
Section 8 and public housing even if they – or someone in their
household – has a criminal record or is in recovery from a drug
problem. The manual is designed for applicants and their advocates.
It contains the New York City Housing Authority admissions policies
for people with criminal records and recent illegal drug use, and
step-by-step suggestions for how people can gather the evidence of
rehabilitation necessary to gain housing. It also includes sample
letters of reference – the type people really need to convince
housing authorities of their rehabilitation. Though the manual focuses
on New York City Housing Authority policies, its chapter on How Can
You Win Your Hearing? can help people applying to other local housing
authorities marshal their best evidence of rehabilitation. |
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| Bench
Guide - This bench guide is a resource for New
York City Supreme and Criminal Court judges, providing information
on all the alternative to incarceration (ATI) programs in NYC funded
by the Division of Probation and Correctional Alternatives. The bench
guide lists programs that provide services to criminal justice involved
individuals who have no special needs, as well as programs that provide
specialized services, such as services for youth, Spanish speakers
or victims of domestic violence or child abuse, as well as HIV, drug
treatment or mental health services. In addition, the bench guide
specifies whether these programs accept male and/or female clients,
the county these programs serve, as well as whether they accept individuals
with co-occurring disorders and predicate felons. The guide also describes
the services provided by these program, their assessment process,
and well as contact information for each program. |
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 Perpetual
Punishment: Consequences of Adult Convictions for Youth - Although
contrary to the purpose of the creation of two separate justice systems
for youth and adults, the irreversible mark of a criminal record is
no longer reserved for youth charged as adults. In many instances,
youthful adjudications or convictions are coming back to haunt adults
years later. This policy brief provides a snapshot review of the barriers
youth with adult criminal records face and recommendations for improving
policies that will support their successful reentry into society.
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 Serving the Employment Needs of Justice-Involved Juveniles and Adults: A Primer for Treatment and Recovery Support Service Providers was developed by the Legal Action Center (LAC) to provide Center
for Substance Abuse Treatment (CSAT)/Center for Mental Health Services (CMHS) grantees and their
sub-recipient contractors a basic understanding of federal and state laws that directly affect individuals in
recovery who have a criminal history. Additionally, the guide provides information about legal and
practical challenges that may hinder employment, training, and educational opportunities for people with
criminal records. But more importantly, it offers best practices that service providers may utilize to
successfully connect justice-involved juveniles and adults to employment and educational opportunities
while in recovery.
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